Defenders of the Law explained

Defenders of the Law
Director:	Joseph Levering
Producer:	Larry Darmour W. Ray Johnston
Music:	Lee Zahler
Cinematography:	James S. Brown Jr.
Editing:	Dwight Caldwell
Studio:	Larry Darmour Productions
Distributor:	Continental Talking Pictures
Runtime:	64 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Defenders of the Law is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Catherine Dale Owen, John Holland and Robert Gleckler.^[1]

Plot

A cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang with strong political connections.

Cast

• Catherine Dale Owen as Alice Randall
• John Holland as Police Captain Bill Houston
• Robert Gleckler as Joe Velet aka Phil Terry
• Edmund Breese as Police Commander Randall
• Mae Busch as Mae Ward - Undercover Policewoman
• Paul Panzer as Taroni - Gang Leader
• Kit Guard as Kit - Velet's Chief Henchman
• Joseph W. Girard as The Police Chief
• Philo McCullough as Detecteive Tom Muldoon
• Al Cooke as Cookie - the Photographer
• Nick Thompson as Velet Henchman

Bibliography

• Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

Notes and References

1. Pitts, p. 401